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Illlllllll UNITED STATES PArnN'r trice.

XVOLGOTT A. HULL, OF NEY YORK, N. Y.

FAUCET.

SECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 583,906, dated June 8, 1897'.

Application filed May 27, 1895. Serial No. 550,896. (No model.)

To all wwnc it nca/y concern:

Be it known that I, 1WOLCOTT A. HULL, of New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Faucets, of which the following is a specification.

My improvement relates particularly to faucets such as are used in connection with the water systems of houses and other buildings. By the term faucets herein I wish to include all dispensing devices, whether technically termed faucets cocks, or bibs I will describe an article embodying my improvement, and then point out the novel features in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a vertical section of the top slab of a washbasin, a number of faucets adjacent thereto, and a swivel-pipe comprised in my improvement. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section of one of the faucets, taken in the plane of shafts or rods for operating its valves. Fig. 3 represcnts a vertical section of another faucet comprised in my improvement. lrorizontal section of the faucet illustrated in lig. 3.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in. all the figures.

It will be seen that in Fig. l there are two faucets A of similar construction. These are designed to control the ilow of water to a washbasin B. Each of these faucets is intended to control the escape'of water from either of two outlets. One of these outlets communicates witha nozzle u, extending over the washbasin. The other communicates with a pipe C, leading upwardly. The two pipes C extend to a faucet D, which is of the type known as a three-way faucet or cock, capable of controlling the passage of waterfrom either or both of the pipes G into either one of two outlets E F, and also permitting the escape of water from both the pipes C to one of said outlets E F. Thus hot and cold water may be mixed together in any desired proportions or either alone may be allowed to escape.

The handle d' of the cock D is shown as made in bifurca'te form, so as to serve as a rest or support for a spray-nozzle connected to one of the outlets E F by a ilexible pipe.

With this general introductory description Fig. 4 is a.

I will take u p the details of the parts constituting my invention.

In Fig. 2 I have shown the internal construction of the faucets A. u designates the body of one of such faucets. At the base it is provided with an outward extension a2, forming a support constructed to rest upon any suitable surface-as, for instance, the slab adjacent to a washbasin.

K designates a supply-pipe or a coupling for attachment to a supply-pipe. I will refer to it hereinafter simply as a supply-pipe.

4At its u pper end it is provided with an external screw-thread k. The base a? of the faucet is provided internally with a screw-thread a3 of a size and shape suitable for engaging the screw-thread k.

In the lower part of the body of the faucet A is a valve-chamber 0.4. From the valve-chamber extend upwardly two waterways d'5 a.

rPhe waterway a5 is closed by a partition or diaphragm c7 in the direction of the length of the body of the faucet and communicates with an outlet 0.8, which is arranged transversely to the length of the body of the faucet and permits of the passage of water to the nozzle u.. (Shown in Fig. l.)

' The waterway a6 extends lengthwise through the body of the faucet and communicates with one of the pipes C, the latter being connected to the body of the faucet in any suitable manner-as, for instance, by an ordinary union-coupling c.

Within the valve-chamber c4 are arranged valves uf) am, which coact with the lower ends of the waterways c5 61,6 at the points where they communicate with the valve-chamber. These valves are moved lengthwise of the body of the faucet to and away from the ends of the said waterways to close and open the latter. otally connected at the ends with cranked shafts all al?, which are supported in bearin gs, here shown as made in the form of stuffingboXes als c, at the sides of the body of the faucet. The cranks of these shafts are at their inner ends, and hence are located in the waterways a5 c6. The outer ends of the shafts are provided with handles calf al", by which they may be rotated. It will be seen that each of the .faucets A has two waterways which communicate with a valve-chamber They have Shanks or stems that are piv- IOO common to both and have diderently arranged outlets, one extending transversely and the other longitudinally through the faucet-body. It will of course be understood that water may be discharged from `each of the faucets A out of either or both of two outlets. Hot water may be discharged from one faucet and cold from the other.

As to the faucet D, already described as located intermediately of the two. pipes C and of the outlets E F, I need only add to the statement that itis a three-way faucet, or cock and that its barrel has three ports d' d2 d3. Obviously, when this cock is turned so that two of its ports will be in line with the outlet ends of the two pipes C water will pass fromy both of these pipes into the barrel of this faucet. At this time the third port will. be in line with the outlet E and swivel-pipe I. Hence water will pass from both these outlets'. Obviously, by completely reversing the barrel of this faucet D water may be discharged fromrboth of the pipes C tothe outlet F. By turning the barrel of the faucet D so that its ports will be out of line with the pipes C no water willy escape. It need hardly be added that water may be permitted to. escape from either of the pipes C to either of' the outlets by suitably adjusting the barrel of this faucet.

Vthat` I claim as my invention and desi-r to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a faucet, the combination of a body having a waterway passing longitudinally through it, a second waterway extending longitudinally within said body, a transverse having a waterwaywhose outlet end extends 2 longitudinally through the body, and` another .waterway whose outlet end extends trans- 4versely through the body, and each having twoV valves. for controlling its two waterways, ,of two pipes extending from the two waterways Whose outlet ends pass longitudinally through the bodies of. the faucets, a valve ing'terinediate the two pipes1, twooutlets adjacent the. last-mentioned valve, and a pipe having a swiveling connection withone of these outi lets, substantially as specified.

partition closing the latter within said body, an outlet-opening for the', second waterway,v extending transversely to the length of the;

bodya common inlet o-r supply chamberl for the two waterways, and twovalves in said; body forv the said waterways, substantially as specified.

2. The combination with two faucets, each having a Waterway extending longitudinally within the body, of two pipes extending from the waterways ofthe two faucets,.two immovable.- outlets for the two pipes, and a valve in-l termediate the two pipes and they tworoutlets E naine to this specification in the presencey of two subscribing witnesses.

for' controlling the. new from the two pipes to either one of the two outlets,su-bstantially as specified'.

3. The combination with two faucets, each havinga waterway whose outlet end extends' E longitudinally through thc body, and another waterway whose outlet end extends transversely through the body, each having two valves for controlling its two waterways, of two pipes extending from the two waterways whose outlet ends pass longitudinally through the bodies of the faucets, and an outlet common to the said two pipes, substantially as specified. l

4- The combination with two faucets, each having a waterway whose outlet end extends longitudinally through the body, and another `waterway whoseI outlet end extends transversely through the body, and each having two valves for controlling its two waterways, of two pipes extending from the two Waterways whose outlet ends pass longitudinally through the bodies of the faucets, a valveintermediate the two pipes, and two outlets adjacent the last-mentioned` valve,substantiall y as specified.

5. The combination. with two faucets, each having a waterway whose outlet extends longitudinally through the body, and another waterway whose outlet extends transversely through the body, and each having two` valves for controllnfgits two waterways, of two pipes extending from they two waterways whose outlet ends pass. longitudinally through the bodies of the faucetsa valve intermediatey the l two pipes, and two outlets adjacent the last- Inentioned valve, the; lastvr said valve being i constructed to form a supportfor a discharge device flexibly connected with one of the outllets, substantially as specified.

6. The combination with two: faucets each In testimony whereof` I havel signed my WOfLGOTT A. HULL. W'itnesses:

WrLLrAM A.. PoLLocK, WALTER` A. PAULING.

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